tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10903320.post7927515302282276917..comments2023-08-15T01:24:39.187-03:00Comments on The Other Side of Truth: The Morality PillPaul Kimballhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08804735930733797952noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10903320.post-64727313372013315752011-07-05T22:48:46.975-03:002011-07-05T22:48:46.975-03:00Yeah I wouldn't take one either, and I can def...Yeah I wouldn't take one either, and I can definitely see where you are coming from with this idea. It would explain why there hasn't been a landing on the White House lawn type event. Instead what we have are people that have, apparently, encountered Non-Human Intelligences and come back to teach us some new morality or philosophy. So maybe the people misunderstood the message, and thus the 'Other' has to keep coming back. They are searching for that perfect specimen that is ready for the transcendence, in whatever form that may take. Makes me really take another look at the story of Elijah from the Old Testament. Maybe he really was taken up 'into heaven by a whirlwind'. He might have been just the right kind of guy.Tony Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00500830471487800317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10903320.post-7596161941110234502011-07-05T22:36:14.762-03:002011-07-05T22:36:14.762-03:00P.S. I wouldn't take a morality pill if it was...P.S. I wouldn't take a morality pill if it was offered. Shame on me...Paul Kimballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08804735930733797952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10903320.post-9713997997107771312011-07-05T22:35:41.180-03:002011-07-05T22:35:41.180-03:00Hi Tony,
Kahane makes it clear that the idea of f...Hi Tony,<br /><br />Kahane makes it clear that the idea of forcing people to be moral, by whatever means, is a non-starter. I think it's his question about what it says about us as a species that most of us wouldn't take a morality pill freely if it was offered that is far more interesting, revealing and relevant. I think it also illustrates why any advanced, non-human intelligence that had developed a truly empathic and ethical mindset would want nothing to do with us, other than a few individuals who might be capable of transcending the selfishness that is humanity.<br /><br />PaulPaul Kimballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08804735930733797952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10903320.post-1520783585780759562011-07-05T22:17:39.214-03:002011-07-05T22:17:39.214-03:00This seems like such a dangerous slippery slope to...This seems like such a dangerous slippery slope to go down. On the one hand, in an idealistic sense making everyone 'good' sounds like a great idea. But on the other hand you have the problem of deciding whose idea of 'good' you would want to emulate. Definitely a tricky area, thanks for the link nonetheless. This tied in perfectly with my classes discussion of the Heinz Dilemma.Tony Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00500830471487800317noreply@blogger.com